Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp.
Intro and verses 1-20
Verses 21-40
Verses 41-60
Verses 61-80
Verses 81-100
Verses 101-120
Verses 121-140
The ring was the thing that was guiding them on
He had given it her as a gift
But they were together so who gives a damn whether
'Twas him or 'twas her that was sniffed?
The red spot slowed down then upped and stopped
In the middle of sector 5Q
The Undaunted sped there and met up with the pair
As they thought they would finally do
The Grey Fleet also went on to this sector
A coincidence quite incredible
The slime was annoyed as stuck out in the void
It had found open space quite inedible
The Sagonimone followed all of this progress
Through the eyes of the Cap'n and Callest'
And they also went with great effort expent
To further their own little quest
The Xylplixian race wasn't left behind either
They'd all of them been watching too
They went as a shroud, a great misty-grey cloud
To see what mischief they could do
The Cap'n and Callest' stood alone in a valley
Not seeing the descent of the others
They'd missed their companions' ship over the canyon's lip
The blast damn near fried 'em – the mothers!
They soon reunited and were friends once again
But then the whole valley was booming
As the Grey Fleet came down with a horrendous sound
And a huge deadly battle was looming
The Xylplixian shroud settled down on a hilltop
Prepared to join in with the game
But just for some fun, before they'd begun
The Sagonimone suddenly came
The slime was not going to be out of it either
It rapidly spread out to dine
And chewed its way over the trees and the clover
Then faced the Sagonimone line
The slime slobbered forward and crept on around
To the back o' the Sagonimone ranks
The Xylplixians too got caught up in the goo
For it also spread out on the flanks
The Cap'n faced the Overlord, jaw grimly set
His hand raised to start off the mayhem
The Overlord leered through his filthy grey beard
And ordered his fleet to just slay them
With a cymballic crashing the battle began
The whole planet shook as all readied to die
But just at that moment, in the midst of the foment
An unknown red plasma burst out from the sky
Oh God, you might think, it's the slime once again
Only made up a different colour
Well no, my friends, this concept transcends
Understanding – or this tale would be duller
The fighting stopped as all raised their heads up
And studied this odd party-crasher
The slime observed too – 'twas a curious goo
Though it had Callest' and was just going to mash 'er
The Sagonimone were flummoxed, despite all their knowhow
They'd not seen this red stuff before
So they sat on their hill with their hearts all a-thrill
And just waited, and waited some more
The Xylplixians also were out of their depth
This plasma was new and exciting
And much more fun when all's said and done
Than some more monotonous fighting
The Cap'n and his crew had escaped once again
For how long though nobody knew
He rescued Callester before the slime could molest her
And retired to his cabin to take in the view
The Overlord now had a fearsome opponent
He forgot for a while about the Capt'in
His ship upended as the plasma descended
But he weren't hurt 'cos he was well strapped-in
What was this plasma so newly discovered
Was it living or did somebody make it?
Will we really find out without shadow of doubt
If we do, are you sure you can take it?
Well, the plasma had come from a parallel time-stream
'Twas a multi-dimensional being
Only part did impinge – the tiniest fringe –
On this world, that was all they were seeing
To be continued ...
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